Compliance Management Made Easy – Step into 2024 with Confidence

21st-century compliance management is more than a box business owners check off their to-do lists. Shifting regulations, privacy concerns, and data breaches have made it a top priority.

Through the years, the team at Hummingbird has made sure to include privacy policies for our client’s websites as appropriate. And creative people in many agencies all over the country had been doing the same… for years. However, we know that as the compliance landscape has changed dramatically, we needed an effective, affordable tool to protect ourselves and our clients.

The Changing Compliance Management Landscape

Generic privacy policies had worked well until the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect in 2018. Drafted by the European Union (EU), it’s the world’s strongest privacy and security law .?

“[The GDPR] imposes obligations onto organizations anywhere, so long as they target or collect data related to people in the EU… The GDPR will levy harsh fines against those who violate its privacy and security standards, with penalties reaching into the tens of millions of euros.”

The GDPR was born out of the belief that privacy rights are basic human rights, and the EU has determined to protect those rights.?

So where did that leave agencies? You could say we found ourselves in a bit of a conundrum… between the conditions for compliance and the commitment to creativity. So, we went looking for tools that would allow us to be responsible while freeing our time to do what we do best —?serve our clients creatively.?

Introducing Termageddon —?A Game-Changing Compliance Management Tool

“Use Termageddon to help comply with privacy laws such as the CPRA, GDPR, UK DPA, CalOPPA, PIPEDA, and more.?

We also help you comply with consumer protection laws, provide eCommerce disclosures, and limit your liability.” – Termageddon

Termageddon is the game-changing tool that’s gotten us back on the creative track while keeping our clients — and their clients — protected. Self-identifying as “the most comprehensive website policies generator on the market,” the company offers a collaborative approach for agencies.?

We’ve found several benefits as a result of the collaboration:

1. Valuable Resource to Clients It’s almost like we have a legal arm of Hummingbird Creative Group now, and we didn’t have to hire an attorney for that to happen. The Termageddon team is made up of an attorney, a former agency owner, and others; and they’re committed to staying informed about privacy laws around the world and keeping policies updated for their customers. Their expertise is a valuable resource we can now offer to our clients.?
2. Creativity FirstTaking the legal responsibilities off our plate frees our team to focus on creativity again. We don’t have to use valuable time searching for privacy policies, revising them with our client’s information, and updating them when a new year comes around. Instead, we can focus all our energies on creative work… the designs, strategy, ideas, and more. That’s where we do our best work, after all!
3. An Affordable Solution At $119 per year plus a $100 setup fee, this software is an extremely affordable solution for our clients. Not only is it a small investment for a significant return, but it’s also considerably less than what our team once charged for the hours we spent crafting privacy policies for each client. With this affordable solution, our clients now have attorneys on their side and professional policies in place, policies that will stand up in court if ever given the chance.?

And as we’ve mentioned, our team is now free to use our clients’ investment in agency resources to serve them with the creativity they’ve sought us out for. It’s a much better use of the investment, and we’re serving our clients with the best part of who we are.?

How the Hummingbird – Termageddon Partnership Works

So, you may be wondering just how this partnership works. At the heart of it is a commitment to serve our clients in the best way possible. And Termageddon promises a comprehensive user-friendly service:

“We combine comprehensiveness with ease of use and refuse to compromise on either. We’re dedicated to keeping policies up to date with the ever-changing privacy law landscape. When you choose Termageddon, you get the best policies available outside of hiring a dedicated legal service.”?

When we sign you up for Termageddon, we don’t leave you to figure it all out alone. We walk with you through the process.

Step 1:? Communicating the cost, making payment, and setting up the account.?

Step 2: Onboarding with the Termageddon questionnaire. The detailed questionnaire asks for specific information such as:

• Where does your company operate? Where are the offices??Do you have international offices, and if you do, what countries are those offices in??
• In what ways does your organization collect data? Do you send out email blasts to an email list??Do you collect data on social media??Do you collect data anywhere else??Do you have forms on your website that collect data??

Step 3: Privacy policies are generated based on how you answered the questions.

Each set of policies is customized to the client’s needs. It’s a much more accurate and efficient system than the way we once crafted privacy policies.?

Step 4: Enjoy the confidence and security of knowing your company’s privacy policies are compliant with global standards and will be updated as needed by the legal experts at Termageddon.

The company’s legal team consistently monitors privacy policies around the globe and automatically updates them as new regulations are put in place. As a Hummingbird client, you’re set with compliance issues as a result of this resourceful, time-saving, and affordable solution.?

Ready to start the New Year off with compliance in place? Reach out to the Hummingbird team and ask about privacy policies on your website.